News from Morris Inc.

October Employee of the Month – Paul Ras

Morris October Employee of the Month winner was Paul Ras. Paul works in the Mechanic Shop and is originally from South Africa. He came to the United States on a work visa working on a farm by Highmore. He lives in Pierre with his wife, Adel, and two daughters. He enjoys working at Morris and likes that he is able to fix the equipment to keep the crews and jobs going.

September Employee of the Month – Steven Greene

Steven won Employee of the Month for September. Steven grew up in Pierre and doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon. He lives here with his wife, Brenda and their 2 dogs, Lucy and Dasher. Before coming to Morris Steven worked for Snappy Delivery. He enjoys working here because everyone is friendly. Congrats Steven!

July Employee of the Month Winner – Deb Alleman

Deb won July’s Employee of the Month. She was born and raised in Pierre. She has two sisters, Tammy Deal who works in Aggregate, 4 nieces, 4 nephews, 7 great nieces, 5 great nephews! She came to Morris from working in the Materials Management position at St. Mary’s Healthcare system. Since moving over to Morris she has enjoyed working here because of the people she works with. Thank you Deb for your hard work!

June Employee of the Month Winner – Nichole Smart

Nichole grew up and continues to live in Pierre. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Ken, sons, Kieran, Khalan, and grandsons, Urah and Alzadden. Each weekend she watches her daughter play fast pitch softball games around the state and in the summer they all play softball for a local league. She enjoys working at Morris as it is always something different and she enjoys the challenges that come with that. She works with a great bunch of guys and loves that at Morris, family comes first. Thank you, Nichole for being part of our team! Congrats!

May Employee of the Month Winner – Clint Habeck

May’s Employee of the Month Winner was Clint Habeck. Clint was born and grew up in Irene, SD. He later went off to the military were he was in the Marine Corps for 6 years teaching and shooting competitively. This passion was shared with his two young boys Ryan and Trevor. Ryan just graduated from the Air Force Academy. Trevor is attending SDSU when not working for Morris on a crushing crew. Clint still couches young in the safe sport of rifle shooting. He travels the country as a team. He recently placed 3rd overall at the Ironman Silhouette match in Missoula, Montana. He lives in Pierre with his wife, Missy, and she has been with the FHWA – Federal Highway Administration – for 37 years. He said he enjoys working at Morris because of the variety of jobs and the people he gets to work with. Thank you, Clint for being part of our team! Congrats!

April Employee of the Month Winner – Joey Garrett

March Employee of the Month Winner – Jon Garrett

February Employee of the Month Winner – Ashley Even

Ashley Even was the Employee of the Month Winner for March. Ashley works in the Main Office as the “go to” for all Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables and ordering of supplies. She grew up in Alexandria, SD and moved to Pierre in September 1995. This change was hard for her as she was used to a small town where everyone knew each other. Her family consists of her husband Trevor, daughter Alexus (10) and son Bentley (7). Ashley and her family are foster parents to Hopeless to Homes Animal Rescue dogs. They currently have 3 of their own dogs Axel, Kali and Token. Prior to coming to Morris, Ashley worked at Runnings for 7 years. When Ashley is not at work, you can find her with her foster pups, hanging out with her family and going to area car shows.

Thank you, Ashley for your contribution and Congratulations on winning EOM!

December/January Employee of the Month Winner – Brandon Mraz

Brandon is an equipment operator in Aggregate on Steven’s Crew. He grew up in the Sturgis area with his mother Kellie, father Thomas, two brothers Tom and Kyle and a sister Blaine. Brandon came to Morris in 2021 and enjoys the opportunities that Morris provides to learn new skills and utilize his skill set. He said he enjoys working at Morris because everyone is amazing to work with and the company is very rewarding to work for on and off the job. The culture here inspires growth and he is looking forward to the experiences yet to come.

Thank you, Brandon for your contribution and Congratulations on winning EOM!